Sunday, April 24, 2011

DoodleDay, RAINN & Tigers--good causes, all.

People who know me, know I am an X-Files fan.Not batty about it or anything and i do know the show's been over for some time.However, whenever I hear that Mark Snow theme, I am thrown back into a very good part of life.So when miss Gillian Anderson & her girl friday Mari call for charity doodles, I don't delay.Neil gets his "early warning"... Amanda gets her "late warning"...and boy, did they hit them out of the park this year.

Neurofibromatosis, Inc. is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to provide services to individuals with NF and their families.

"If only people could know that a life of goodness, no matter how modest, will lead to an eternity of unparalleled bliss, they would ask themselves why they did not do more good while they were on Earth. One act of kindness in this world is repaid tenfold in the next..."

last year I did a series of haunted watercolors for the auction, so this year I conjured a set of "spirit playing cards"- hand-cut glass over collages to make all dreams come true:

making of the cards:

The Doodle Day auction goes live on May 12th, with doodles by many starry types such as:Jeff Bridges, Kathryn Bigelow, Eric Carle, Richard Chamberlain, Martin Sheen, Mark Ryden (I WANT his one) I will remind us all a little beforehand...more being posted daily!

Meanwhile, April is not just the-Taxes-due month...it is also Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network - http://www.rainn.org. They have a free, confidential helpline - the National Sexual Assault Hotline, the phone number which is 1.800.656.HOPE

In April, up until April 30th, any tax deductible donation made to RAINN will be matched, up to $30,000.

I'll never forget when I worked for miss Tori, we sold SO many of her RAINN-support calendars, what a month that April was.

I wish RAINN had been around when I needed them as a tiny hurt kitten--and am very grateful for their presence now. Let's keep them going: Please donate whatever you can, any amount will help them in their mission: CLICK HERE.Neil signs a batch of HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES prints for RAINN.

We have decided that the Camillia d'Errico HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES print will only be for sale HERE at Neverwear for another few weeks, until May 15st. Then we shall pull them only for charity & library donations as our Neil gets several requests daily for different charity drives--so, just a head-up for you discerning print lovers, only up 'til May 15th. (a few days before i leave on the Rob Zombie Eurotour...woo!)

We will be unveiling a new Michael Zulli heart-breakingly beautiful tiger print soon, made from his latest painting.

all proceeds will go to tiger/wolf rescue efforts at VALLEY OF THE KINGS in Wisconsin,the same place that the Cabal tees benefit. They need our help, as they are not a state-funded organization.

ahem, i won't mention any names, but amen to DragonLady's comment, Q, you can do it...did you like my twitter suggestion? "why don't you doodle whilst wearing a bee glove, in the dark, in your basement, w/Bengals on the loose, while rollerskating?"i mean, what's the worst that can happen? it could be a masterpiece!